China's Western Horizon av Daniel S. (Senior Research Professor in International Relations Senior Research Professor in International Relations J

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Under the ambitious leadership of President Xi Jinping, China is zealously transforming its wealth and economic power into potent tools of global political influence. But China''s foreign policy initiatives, even the vaunted "Belt and Road," will be shaped and redefined as they confront the ground realities of local and regional politics outside China. In China''s Western Horizon, Daniel S. Markey, a scholar of international relations and former member of the U.S. State Department''s policy planning staff, previews how China''s efforts are likely to play out in its own "backyard:" the swath of Eurasia that includes South Asia, Central Asia, and the Middle East. Drawing from his extensive interviews, travels, and historical research, Markey describes how perceptions of China vary widely within states like Pakistan, Kazakhstan, and Iran. The region''s powerful and privileged groups often expect to profit from their connections to China, while others fear commercial and political losses.